Government bill could weaken water protection

By Peter Hannam, Sean Nicholls
Updated October 11 2017 - 9:37am, first published 12:23am

The Berejiklian government has defended moves to rush through legislation to keep open a coal mine in Sydney's catchment despite impacts on water quality, with one minister declaring, "if you want a friend, get yourself a piece of coal".

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